Chapter 12

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"AAAAHHHHHHHH!!!! I failed again!!" a girl with long blue hair screamed in her lab. She had been there for long hours, doing research and experiments. And also she had tried all kinds of formulas that she could possibly have, in order to complete her medicine for Natsume.

"Calm down, Nonoko-chan," Anna looked at best friend worriedly. Nonoko had been working on the formulas, doing experiments on mice, and studied human body cells, especially protein, serum, calcium, etc to turn a shrinking body into original size. Anna had been helping her since summer break started. But this time, Nonoko had been working hard enough without sleeping. She drank coffee to keep herself from falling into deep slumber.

Nonoko tried to calm down by inhaled and exhaled air. She sighed after she calmed down. "I don't know what to do anymore..." she closed her eyes and slumped on the nearby chair.

"You should rest your mind and body a bit. Working needs a lot of energy," Anna smiled at her friend.

"I know... I must finish this all of this before summer ends," she sighed, looking at the floor.

"Natsume-kun will kill you for sure if you fail. You know how it looks like if he's angry," Anna said, chuckling. Nonoko felt goose bumps imagining Natsume burnt her to a crisp.

"Ahhahahaha... as if! I'm not scared at all!" she laughed nervously.

"Yeah... yeah... hey hurry up and complete your experiment!" Anna reminded her and sighed inwardly. Nonoko quickly doing her research.

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"Hotaru!!!" Mikan called her friend.

"What? I'm right beside you, you don't have to shout!" her best friend snapped in irritation.

"Just pay me up!" she demanded, frowning.

"Why? Why should I pay you?" Hotqru said emotionlessly.

"For breaking down my favorite brown door! Now pay up!" she demanded again, held her hand in front of Hotaru's face. Hotaru pushed away her hand.

"You're the one who should pay me. The last debts you owe me haven't been paid," she said, sighing.

Mikan winced. Finally she remembered. She still had debts to pay to her best friend. "I-I..." she stammered.

"Well?"

"H-Hotaru, could you wait longer? I haven't got my allowance this month..." she pleaded with starry eyes. Hotaru eyed her best friend. Then she sighed.

"Fine." She said bluntly.

"Eh? Really Hotaru!? You're my best friend!!" she attempted to hug her but got cut off.

"—but with interest of course." She smirked with money signs in her eyes.

"Hotaru you meanie!! You're always doubling my debt!!!" Mikan yelled furiously.

"It's your fault for borrowing my money and asking me make things for you. Nothing is free in this world," she said nonchalantly. Mikan twitched angrily.

"Fine! I won't ask any help from you anymore!!" she stomped away angrily, leaving Hotaru behind. Hotaru just watched her retreating back and sighed deeply. "Idiot..." she muttered.

"You shouldn't treat her like that, Imai..." suddenly Ruka showed up behind her. He had his pet bunny in his hands.

"Does that concern you?" she asked, eyeing him. Ruka panicked a little. Then he blushed a little.

"W-well... I'm worried because she's my friend too..." he said, rubbing the back of his head.

Hotaru turned to him and stared at him, for long minutes. Ruka noticed Hotaru staring at him and he felt uncomfortable.

"Wh-what...?" he stepped back slowly nervously. He blushed by the way...

"There's something different about you today..." she commented.

"Heh?" Ruka sweat-dropped.

"Oh well, it doesn't matter to me..." she sighed and walked away to her lab.

"What was that?" his right eyebrow raised. His pet bunny looking up at him.

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A raven-haired kid was lying on the rooftop, reading his manga. Natsume got nothing to do, and he felt very, very bored. He felt one month summer break is like a year of being in hell.

But that wasn't all of it. Still, he had the brown-haired brunette he could spend time with teasing her panties to get her mad at him. Oh yes, he loved everything about her.

"Natsume?" a female voice snapped him out of his track of mind. He sat up and looked at the owner's voice.

"Oh, it's you, Polka Dots," he sighed. Mikan twitched.

"Who are you calling Polka Dots?!"

"You," he said, not looking at Mikan. Mikan stared at him hardly. Finally she sighed and sat down beside him.

"Hey what are you doing?" she glanced at him.

"Can't you see what I'm doing? I'm reading here," he said, pretended holding the manga in the air. Mikan watched him. Then she giggled.

"Ufufuffu.. hehehehe..."

Natsume glanced at Mikan, his right brow raised. "What are you laughing about, little girl?"

"You... you look like you're pretending to read the manga... ahahhaa... you are just trying to hide your feelings in desperation!" she giggled some more.

"What? Trying to read me? What the hell are you talking about?" he sat up, looking at her. He felt a little irritated being laughed at.

"So what are you thinking about?" she asked cutely.

"Nothing. It's nothing important," he said emotionlessly, looking away.

"Ohhohoho... were you just thinking about something, or rather, someone?" Mikan smirked evilly. Natsume sweat-dropped seeing her like that.

"I said nothing, you idiot. Now if you have nothing to do, just get lost," he lied back again and put his manga on his face. Mikan made a face.

"Hmph! It's a waste to come here sitting with you!" she sulked and stood up. She was just turning to go back, when Natsume's voice startled her.

"But... I kinda liked it when you were around...,"

"Eh?" Mikan turned to Natsume.

R-really? He really said that? Did I really hear it right? Maybe it's just my imagination... Natsume would never say anything like that... but I need to confirm it...

"W-what did you say Natsume? I didn't hear it," she said, appearing cutely, but Natsume ignored that.

"Forget it, just get lost and go back to your dorm, baka," he said emotionlessly, shooing Mikan away. Mikan's vein got bigger by seconds. Her face red in anger. She stomped towards Natsume angrily. "Natsume..." she used her sweetest voice calling his name. Natsume shifted the book to his side. His eyes still closed.

"What...?" he groaned.

Suddenly two hands grabbed his neck forcefully. Natsume's eyes shot open. He stared at the now angered Mikan's smiley face with spooky voice. Her face full of her anger veins.

"I'm sorry I'm an idiot who had been a bother to you these past few years... if you hate me that much... fine! I won't bother you anymore, but I will haunt you the rest of your life even if I had died..." her eyes lost of their cheerfulness and playfulness... now her eyes are red as a vampire's, her fangs were sharper as ever. Her grip on Natsume's neck tightened.

Natsume sweat-dropped and he had a frightened look on his face. Mikan finally released him. He coughed.

"All right! I shall go!" Mikan skipped while waving to Natsume playfully with a bright smile on her face.

"Right..." Natsume laughed nervously and sweat-dropped yet again.

"That girl can be creepy when she's angry..." he sighed watching the sky.

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Far from where Natsume was, a tall black shadow standing on a branch, watching Natsume's every moves. He smirked as he saw him and disappeared.

TBC...

Haaaaa... took long time 2 update the chapter... I hope I could get rid of my laziness... yes.. I'm a lazy person... I'll do things when I feel I wanna do... but for the sake of reviewers, I can't do what I want freely... but hey! Thnx 4 da reviews n also thnx 4 waiting for this chapter!! Plz read another mikan too! Jaa